Alexander jiarcy and herman byron marcy



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A. & H. B. MAROY.

MOUSE AND DUST PROOF ATTACHMENT FOR ORGANSJ No. 393,773, Patented Dec.4, 1888. I

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXAYDER )[ARCY AND HERMAN BYRON MARCY, OF CLINTOX, ONTARIO, (AXAD A.

MOUSE AND DUST PRQOF ATTACHMENT FOR ORGANS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 398,773, dated Decemberat, 1888. Application filed November 18, 1887. Serial No. 255,543. Nomodeld ful Mouse and Dust Proof iittaehment for Organs andllarinoniunts, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

Our invention consists of a mouse and dust proof attachment; for organsand harmoniums. It may be made of wood or metal, and can be fastened tothe inside end of the pedals or to the upper or inside end of thepedal-frames, so as to close against the ease inside and close theopening over the pedals or between the pedals and the ease; or it may befastened inside the case so the pedals will close against: it; or partof it may be fastened to the inside end of the pedals or pedalframes andpart of it may be fastened inside t of the case, so that the parts ofthe attachment will come together or pass each other and close theopening over the pedals and exclude mice and dust, as illustrated in theacconipan ving drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of the mouseand dust proof attachment. Fig. 2 is a plan of the mouse and dust proofattachment. A is the toe-piece for the inside end of the pedals or forthe inside end of the pedal-frames; or

it may be fastened inside the case for the pedals to close against; orpart of it may be fastened to the case and )art of it to the pedals, soas to come together.

Fig. 3 is a section of the mouse and dust proof attachment.

Figs. 1, 1?, and I; are one-half actual size. Fig. i is a section of themouse and dust proof attachment, showing it when made in t connectionwith or cast on the upper or inside end, and is a part of thepetilal-frames. Fig. 4c is three-quarters of actual size.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the mouse and dust proof attachment whenfastened to itho pedal or pedal-frame or the case also when part of itis fastened to the pedal or pedal-frame and part to the case.

Similarletters refer to si tnilar parts 1 h rought out the severalviews.

in the drawings, ii is the pedal, made to 1 st the feet; on. An organ orharmonium case i has an opening in front to receive the pedals, isillustrated in lrig. in The opening in the I case E extends from thepedal It to the line i l under E about one inch high over the pedals.This opening necessary, so as to give the feet room to rest on thepedals; but it allows mice to go inside the case.

Our mouse and dust proof at tachnieut closes the opening, and, beinginside the east-,is not in the way of the feet,as shown and described.

Fig. i is a section showing the mouse and dust proof attachment made oreast with and being a part of a well-known metal pedalt'rame,)l. Themouse and dust proof attachv ment is the ttpper or inside end ol' themetal pedal-frame M, as shown in Fig. l. The toepiece A, Fig. l,exteiulstheent ire lengt h of the upper or inside end of the pedal-frameand pedal, and is high enough to close up against the ease E. Thetoe-piece A protects the pedalstrap 0 and gives the proper lt' ngth ofthe pedal-strap 0, so the pedals will be even.

\Vhat we elaim as our joint invention, and i desire to secure by LettersPatent of the Ynited States, is

The combination, in a mouse and dust proof attachment, of the toepieceA. the end or side pieces, ll, the metal pedal-traine )1, the pedal ll,the ease E, the block K, and, the rubher face L, as shown and described,for the purposes set ftiirth.

Signed this Q-ith da v oii;)(it )l)t,l', 188T.

ALEXANDER MARCY. HERMAN BYRON lllABtY.

in presence ot'- DoAX, H. B. Pnotiortinjrr.

